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Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$6.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
42
Grants FY2024
69
Organizations funded FY2023
26%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$125,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$439,406
Organizations funded a year
42 to 85
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$151M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 26% of the organizations Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $300k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentEducationPublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving40$5.8M30%
FY202369$8.4M26%
FY202270$12M11%
FY202177$11M35%
FY202085$11M65%
FY201942$5.3Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Health$32MHuman Services$5.6MFood & Nutrition$5.0MEducation$3.1MCommunity Improvement$2.4MPhilanthropy$2.2MHousing & Shelter$1.9MEnvironment$600kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Centerstone of Illinois Inc$2,919,96062%
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale$2,420,0005n/a
Heritage Behavioral Health Center$2,299,96063%
Primo Center for Women & Children$1,900,00066%
Southwest Organizing Project$1,614,90064%
Chestnut Health Systems Inc$1,574,71051%
Methodist Medical Center of Illinois$1,351,62950%
Rosecrance Foundation Inc$1,206,775438%
Bridgeway Inc$1,075,00042%
Rush University Medical Center$1,071,79640%
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All grantees of Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Centerstone of Illinois Inc$2,919,96062%
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale$2,420,0005n/a
Heritage Behavioral Health Center$2,299,96063%
Primo Center for Women & Children$1,900,00066%
Southwest Organizing Project$1,614,90064%
Chestnut Health Systems Inc$1,574,71051%
Methodist Medical Center of Illinois$1,351,62950%
Rosecrance Foundation Inc$1,206,775438%
Bridgeway Inc$1,075,00042%
Rush University Medical Center$1,071,79640%
Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation$1,024,375523%
Erie Family Health Foundation Inc$994,000611%
Juvenile Protective Association$880,140216%
Greater Chicago Food Depository$712,50060%
Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity Inc$712,50061%
Central Illinois Foodbank Inc$712,50061%
Northern Illinois Food Bank$712,50060%
Eastern Illinois Foodbank$712,50061%
River Bend Food Reservoir$712,50060%
Tri-State Food Bank$712,50061%
St Louis Area Food Bank Inc$712,50060%
Howard Brown Health Center$652,78630%
Advocate North Side Health Network$626,25020%
Association House of Chicago$600,00022%
Well Child Conference of Elgin$547,832510%
The Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network$500,00014%
Legal Council for Health Justice$500,00037%
Health and Medicine Policy Research Group$480,00057%
Community Health Partnership of Illinois$469,00043%
Community Counseling Centers of Chicago Inc$449,64032%
Henderson County Rural Health Center Inc$448,55644%
DuPage County Health Department$445,7823n/a
Planning Implementation and Evaluation Org$403,115342%
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois$399,96030%
Tca Health Inc$396,63332%
Tapestry 360 Health$394,00041%
Community Resource Center Inc$390,79225%
Shriver Center on Poverty Law$390,00042%
Pillars Community Health$381,96050%
Infant Welfare Society of Chicago$359,00031%
Alivio Medical Center Inc$350,00031%
Shawnee Health Service & Devel Corp$325,00040%
Greater Family Health$319,00030%
Chicago Family Health Center Inc$319,00030%
Central Counties Health Centers Inc$319,00031%
Crusaders Health Foundation$319,000314%
OSF Healthcare Foundation$315,95821%
Metropolitan Family Services$309,94040%
Chapin Hall Center for Children$301,62130%
Friend Family Health Center Inc$300,00020%
Hillsboro Area Hospital Inc$300,00020%
Hoyleton Youth and Family Services$300,00021%
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago$300,00010%
Gro Community$300,00028%
North Central Behavioral Health Systems Inc$300,00022%
Community Health Care Inc$300,00020%
Vase Education Foundation$300,0002n/a
Children's Home & Aid Society of Ill$298,85020%
Lawndale Christian Health Center$295,00040%
Asian Human Services Family Health Center Inc$269,00031%
Mobile Care Foundation$254,00035%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$250,00030%
Heartland Alliance Health$239,25830%
Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare S$233,00024%
VNA Health Care$219,00020%
Jane Addams Inc$218,15924%
Near North Health Service Corporation$216,50021%
Will County Community Health Center$210,0042n/a
Refugeeone$210,00041%
Gateway Family Services of Illinois$200,000228%
Family Christian Health Center Inc$182,44141%
Sinai Health System$149,96020%
Family Service Association of Greater Elgin Area$149,94015%
Grand Prairie Services LLC$149,94011%
Ada S McKinley Community Services Inc$149,94010%
Children's Home Association of Illinois$149,94011%
Advocate Charitable Foundation$145,56120%
Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp$145,00010%
Forefront$137,09560%
Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation$126,00010%
Aunt Martha's Health and Wellness Inc$124,00020%
Promise Healthcare Nfp$115,00021%
Milestone Inc$109,00030%
Leyden Family Service & Mental Health Center$99,96012%
The Helen Wheeler Center for Community Mental Health$99,96019%
Sinnissippi Centers Inc$99,96011%
Kenneth Young Center$99,96011%
Pcc Community Wellness Center$90,00020%
Transitions of Western Illinois Inc$73,00011%
Grantmakers in Health$65,69051%
Macoupin County Health Department$63,2291n/a
Esperanza Health Centers$55,28320%
Erie Neighborhood House$55,00010%
Whiteside County Community Health Clinic$50,0001n/a
Heartland Community Health Clinic D/B/A Heartland Health Services$50,00010%
Access Community Health Network$50,00010%
Enlace Chicago$50,00011%
Rural Health Inc$50,00010%
Beloved Community Family Wellness Center$50,00011%
Christian Community Health Center$50,00010%
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare$49,98010%
Arrowleaf$49,9801n/a
The Center for Youth and Family Solutions$49,98010%
Healthconnect One$40,00012%
Livingston County Commission on Children and Youth$25,0001n/a
Easter Seals Dupage & the Fox Valley Region$25,00010%
Tri-Town Young Men's Christian Association$20,00011%
Nami Illinois Inc$20,00014%
East Side Health District$20,0001n/a
Northwestern University$20,00010%
Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation$20,00010%
Kankakee School District #111$20,0001n/a
Gary Comer Youth Center Inc$20,00010%
Erie Family Health Center Inc$20,00010%
Youth Crossroads Inc$20,00011%
Easterseals Foundation of Central Illinois$20,00011%
The Josselyn Center Nfp$20,00010%
Kidsmatter Foundation Inc$20,00013%
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations$12,09020%
Embarc Inc$10,00010%
Comprehensive Community Solutions Inc$10,00010%
Strides for Peace Inc$10,00016%
Mano a Mano Family Resource Center$10,00010%
Think Outside Da Block Inc$10,00011%
Build Inc$10,00010%
Bright Star Community Outreach Corp$10,00010%
Fox Valley United Way$10,00011%
Beyond the Ball Nfp$10,00011%
Share our Spare$10,00010%
Community Life Line$10,00011%
Brave Space Alliance$10,00010%
Telpochcalli Community Education Project$10,00013%
Role Model Movement Inc (NFP)$10,00010%
Trauma & Resilience Initiative Inc$10,00012%
Chicago Coalition to Save Our Mental Health Centers$10,00011%
The Night Ministry$5,00010%
New Moms Inc$5,00010%
Illinois Spina Bifida Association$5,00012%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 23 recipients with no EIN on record ($7.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 129 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCenterstone of Illinois Inc: $2,919,960 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetHeritage Behavioral Health Center: $2,299,960 over 6y, 3.0% of budgetPrimo Center for Women & Children: $1,900,000 over 6y, 6.1% of budgetSouthwest Organizing Project: $1,614,900 over 6y, 4.3% of budgetChestnut Health Systems Inc: $1,574,710 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetMethodist Medical Center of Illinois: $1,351,629 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetRosecrance Foundation Inc: $1,206,775 over 4y, 38% of budgetBridgeway Inc: $1,075,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetRush University Medical Center: $1,071,796 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDelta Dental of Illinois Foundation: $1,024,375 over 5y, 23% of budgetErie Family Health Foundation Inc: $994,000 over 6y, 11% of budgetJuvenile Protective Association: $880,140 over 2y, 16% of budgetGreater Chicago Food Depository: $712,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPeoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity Inc: $712,500 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetCentral Illinois Foodbank Inc: $712,500 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetNorthern Illinois Food Bank: $712,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetEastern Illinois Foodbank: $712,500 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetRiver Bend Food Reservoir: $712,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetTri-State Food Bank: $712,500 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetSt Louis Area Food Bank Inc: $712,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetHoward Brown Health Center: $652,786 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAdvocate North Side Health Network: $626,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAssociation House of Chicago: $600,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetWell Child Conference of Elgin: $547,832 over 5y, 9.8% of budgetThe Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network: $500,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetLegal Council for Health Justice: $500,000 over 3y, 6.9% of budgetHealth and Medicine Policy Research Group: $480,000 over 5y, 7.1% of budgetCommunity Health Partnership of Illinois: $469,000 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetCommunity Counseling Centers of Chicago Inc: $449,640 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetHenderson County Rural Health Center Inc: $448,556 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetPlanning Implementation and Evaluation Org: $403,115 over 3y, 42% of budgetLutheran Social Services of Illinois: $399,960 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTca Health Inc: $396,633 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetTapestry 360 Health: $394,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetCommunity Resource Center Inc: $390,792 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetShriver Center on Poverty Law: $390,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetPillars Community Health: $381,960 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetInfant Welfare Society of Chicago: $359,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetAlivio Medical Center Inc: $350,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetShawnee Health Service & Devel Corp: $325,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetGreater Family Health: $319,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetChicago Family Health Center Inc: $319,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCentral Counties Health Centers Inc: $319,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetCrusaders Health Foundation: $319,000 over 3y, 14% of budgetOSF Healthcare Foundation: $315,958 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetMetropolitan Family Services: $309,940 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetChapin Hall Center for Children: $301,621 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFriend Family Health Center Inc: $300,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 129.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Illinois Primary Health Care AssociationIL78.2× affinity35 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Illinois Primary Health Care Association · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation · Robert R McCormick Foundation · Lloyd a Fry Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago (Aka) Vna Foundation · Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group · Michael Reese Health Trust · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Alliancechicago · Healthy Communities Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Compare Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation with peer funders

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About Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation

How much does Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation give?
Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation reported 42 grants totaling $6,147,051 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 42 and 85 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (57%), Human Services (10%), Food & Nutrition (9%).
Who are Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Centerstone of Illinois Inc ($2.9M), Southern Illinois University- Carbondale ($2.4M), Heritage Behavioral Health Center ($2.3M).
Does Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Illinois Primary Health Care Association, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc, Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation.
Where is Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation based?
Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation is based in IL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 164 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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